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The article presents a dynamic analysis of Large Language Models based on their performance relative to cost. It identifies specific models that offer the best balance of intelligence and affordability, known as the value frontier. Readers can use filters to explore different model variants and pricing options.
- ▪The Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index plots LLM performance against their blended API prices.
- ▪Models on the value frontier are defined as those where no cheaper alternative is smarter.
- ▪The interface allows users to filter results to show or hide low-scoring models.
- ▪Only the best variant of each model is displayed by default in the analysis.
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| Original publisher | Terrydjony |
| Canonical URL | https://bestmodelforyourbudget.terrydjony.com/ |
| Publication time | Thu, 24 Sep 2026 14:09:57 +0000 |
| Retrieval time | 2026-09-24T14:15:26.036Z |
| Last seen | 2026-09-24T14:15:26.036Z |
| Headline source | Publisher (no WeSearch rewrite) |
| Excerpt source | publisher body |
| Excerpt method | First ~120 words (~800 chars) of extracted publisher body, fair-use limited. |
| Summary | WeSearch · cerebras-chat (WeSearch summarizer) |
| Summary source text | contentText |
| Citation coverage | Summary is a WeSearch-generated derivative; primary citation is the original publisher URL. |
| Cluster | up7Cf783Ki98 · 1 stories |
| Cluster logic | Grouped by semantic title/content similarity across sources within a rolling window. Same-publisher template collisions are excluded from coverage comparison. |
| Ranking reason | Story pages are not engagement-ranked. Hub feeds use recency, with optional source-diversified chronological ordering (cap consecutive stories per source). No personalized ranking. |
| Publisher visit | Yes — open original |
| Substitutes article? | No — link-out required for full text |
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| Indexing | May the item be indexed (stored, ranked, made findable)? | Allowed |
| Snippet | May a short excerpt of the publisher's text be shown? | Allowed |
| AI summary | May WeSearch generate its own short summary of the article? | Limited |
| Retrieval / RAG | May the content be exposed for third-party retrieval-augmented generation? | Not asserted |
| Model training | May the content be used to train AI models? | Not asserted |
| Commercial reuse | May the content be reused commercially? | Not permitted |
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Which LLM is worth it Every model on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index plotted against its blended API price. Models on the value frontier are the ones where nothing cheaper is also smarter; everything else is beaten on both counts by a point on the line. By default only the best variant of each model is shown and low scorers are hidden; use the filters to widen the field. Loading data…
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